A Short Introduction to Hinduism,9781851681631

A Short Introduction to Hinduism

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ISBN13: 9781851681631
ISBN10: 1851681639
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Pub. Date: 1998-08-01
Publisher(s): Oneworld Pubns Ltd
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Table of Contents

Preface ix(1)
Note on pronunciation of Indian words and names x(1)
Maps
xi
Introduction 1(4)
Part I: THE VEDIC TRADITION 5(40)
1 ORIGINS OF HINDUISM
7(8)
Sources of Hinduism
7(4)
India--the Holy Land of Hinduism
11(1)
Is there a religion called Hinduism?
12(3)
2 THE SCRIPTURE OF HINDUISM: THE VEDA
15(12)
Sruti--the Veda as revelation
16(3)
Smrti--Sacred tradition
19(2)
Other authoritative literature
21(2)
Pramana -- interpretation of sacred texts
23(2)
The power of the revealed word
25(2)
3 THE VEDIC ORDERING OF LIFE
27(9)
A day in the life of a Hindu
27(3)
The four stages of life
30(3)
The four varnas: castes and sub-castes
33(3)
4 VEDIC RITUAL
36(9)
The vedic sacrifice
36(2)
The Hindu sacraments
38(2)
The meaning of Karma
40(2)
Revival of vedic ritual
42(3)
Part II: THE HINDU RELIGIONS 45(40)
5 THE HEART OF HINDUISM
47(10)
The Puranas: the Bibles of Hinduism
47(3)
The Mahabharata: the great epic of India
50(2)
The Ramayana: the Hindus' favourite book
52(2)
The Bhagavadgita
54(3)
6 LORD VISNU AND HIS DEVOTEES
57(10)
Lord Visnu
57(3)
Visnu avataras
60(2)
Image worship and its rationale
62(2)
Vaisnava theology
64(1)
Vaisnava Sampradayas
65(2)
7 SIVA MEANS GRACE
67(10)
The sources of later Saivism
67(3)
Saiva schools of thought
70(3)
Saiva asceticism
73(1)
Siva in art
74(3)
8 THE GODDESS AND HER WORSHIPPERS
77(8)
Goddess myths and celebrations
78(2)
Tantras and yantras
80(2)
The renewal of Goddess worship
82(1)
The making of new Goddesses
83(2)
Part III: THE HINDU PHILOSOPHICAL QUEST 85(38)
9 THE WISDOM OF THE UPANISADS
87(9)
The four stages of knowledge
87(2)
The self and the all: atman and brahman
89(3)
Liberation from rebirth: Moksa
92(2)
The Great Sayings
94(2)
10 THE PHILOSOPHY OF YOGA
96(9)
The Samkhya System
96(2)
The Yogasutras of Patanjali
98(1)
The eightfold practice of Yoga
99(2)
Reaching Kaivalya
101(4)
11 SANKARA AND HIS ADVAITA VEDANTA
105(8)
The life and achievement of Sankara
106(2)
Advaita Vedanta as Philosophy
108(2)
Advaita Vedanta as religion
110(3)
12 VAISNAVA THEISTIC VEDANTA
113(10)
The Acaryas of Srirangam
113(4)
Visistadvaita: the teachings of Ramanuja
117(1)
Anti-Advaita polemics
118(1)
Madhva's Dvaita Vedanta
119(1)
Vallabha's Pustimarga
120(1)
A trend towards devotionalism
121(2)
Part IV: HINDUISM ENCOUNTERS OTHER RELIGIONS 123(48)
13 HINDUISM WELCOMES MODERN WESTERN IDEAS
128(11)
The first stirrings of Hindu reform: Ram Mohan Roy (1772-1833) and the Brahmo Samaj
128(3)
An unwilling partron saint of a Hindu missionary movement: Ramkrishna (1834-1887)
131(1)
The first modern Hindu Monk: Vivekananda (1863-1903)
132(2)
A Hindu political saint: Mahatma Gandhi
134(5)
14 HINDUISM REJECTS THE MODERN WEST
139(10)
Dayanand Saraswati's Arya-Samaj
139(4)
The first Hindu Political party
143(2)
Militant Hinduism: the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
145(1)
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad
146(3)
15 NEW FACES OF HINDUISM
149(14)
Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950)
149(2)
Aurobindo Ghose (1872-1950)
151(2)
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975)
153(1)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (1896-1977)
154(2)
Sri Krishnaprem Vairagi (1898-1965)
156(2)
Babas and Mas
158(1)
Sathya Sai Baba (1926-)
158(1)
Anandamayi Ma (1896-1983)
159(2)
Ma Jnanananda (1931-)
161(2)
16 HINDUISM AND THE CHALLENGES OF TODAY
163(8)
Index 171

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